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Month: May 2019

  • Child Safety Week: 3-9 June 2019

    Child Safety Week is run by Child Accident Prevention Trust to raise awareness of the risks of child accidents and how they can be prevented. They provide a range of resources to help practitioners run local activities and events and promote safety messages in a fun and engaging way. This years’ Child Safety Week runs from Monday Continue reading →

  • Mumps Parents/Carers letter – please share

    Public Health is seeing an increase in the number of cases of mumps across Devon.
    Please can you share this letter with your parents/carers.

  • Devon Children and Young Peoples Plan 2019-2022 – will you support children and young people to tell us their views?

    The Devon Children and Families Partnership have written a Children and Young Peoples Plan and are now checking they got this right. They would be grateful if as a partner of the DCFP your organisation could support engagement with parents, carers, children and young people over the next 6 weeks.

  • Leader of the House of Commons, Andrea Leadsom MP, meets families supported by Tavistock Children’s Centre

    As part of her work as Chair of the Inter-Ministerial Group on Early Years Family Support, Leader of the House of Commons Andrea Leadsom MP met with staff and families at Action for Children’s Tavistock Children’s Centre on Friday (10 May).

  • Early Years Job Adverts w/c 27/05/19

    Here is a list of early years job adverts placed this week.

  • #FundingFriday

    If you’re a charity operating in the Newton St. Cyres/Crediton area of Devon, the award-winning Quickes Cheeses operates a donations system for charitable causes.

  • Provider Network Ofsted Meetings – Exeter Change of Venue

    Please note the venue for the Exeter meeting has changed. If you are booked on the Exeter briefing session please check your emails – if you have not received an email please check your junk mailbox.

  • #MakingMonday – Paper Spinners

    This half term we have Paper Spinners for #MakingMonday.

  • Are you tick aware?

    Coming into Summer, Public Health Devon are encouraging the public to be ‘tick aware’ to maximise enjoyment outside. Here is information on symptoms of Lyme Disease, tick check, what to do if you find a tick and how to protect yourself.

  • #FundingFriday

    Information on new funding streams available this week.

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